Police station gheraoed after arms brandished in Nalagarh; case registered

Tension prevailed in Nalagarh town today as members of the majority community gheraoed the police station demanding action against a group of persons belonging to a particular community, who had threatened a local youth in the market by brandishing arms yesterday.

The dispute allegedly arose after a social media post demanding an enquiry into the working of a madarsas which was, however, objected to by the members of the other community who started posting inflammatory posts on the social media threatening the local youth.

The police is inquiring into the matter after registering an FIR. The accused were called to the police station today, but the members of the majority community alleged that they continued to receive threats.

Alleging “lackadaisical approach” of the police, a group of youth ghearoed the police station and demanded stern against the members of other community who, carrying arms, had tried to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the area. Anil Kumar, a resident of Sallewal village in Nalagarh, alleged that a group of armed youth from a particular community attacked him while he was standing with his friends in the market yesterday. He alleged that luckily he escaped the attack. On seeing the policemen, the attackers, who had come in several vehicles, fled brandishing arms.

In a written complaint to the police, Anil Kumar alleged that he was being intimidated by a youth on his social media account for the last few days and he was fearful of being attacked or implicated in a false case.

A case under sections 191(2), 190 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nayaya Sanhita for rioting, unlawful assembly and criminal intimidation has been registered at Nalagarh and further probe was underway, informed sources in the police though police officers desisted from commenting on the issue.

Organisations of majority community marched from the old bus stand to Nalagarh police station demanding strict action against those involved in this incident yesterday. SHO Nalagarh Rakesh Roy told media persons that an FIR has been registered after a case of intimidation between two groups came to fore. Those named in the FIR were being interrogated.